The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group has been updated following the 2023 Contest, in Liverpool. . The current Reference Group consists of the following members:

• EBU: TBC – EBU Executive Supervisor
• Spain (RTVE): Ana Maria Bordas – Chair of the Reference Group
• Austria (ORF): TBC – Organiser in 2026
• Switzerland (SRG SSR): Moritz Stadler Organiser in 2025
• Sweden (SVT): Ebba Adielsson – Organiser in 2024
• Armenia (AMPTV): David Tserunyan
• Croatia (HRT): Tomislav Štengl
• Denmark (DR): Molly Plank
• The Netherlands (AVROTROS): Claudia van der Pas
• Portugal (RTP): Carla Bugalho

Both David Tserunyan and Tomislav Štengl have returned to the Reference Group following an election earlier this year. The new Executive Supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as the 2026 Executive Producer will also sit on the Reference Group.

The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, is responsible for:

• Approving the development and future format of Eurovision.
• Securing financial support for the competition.
• Modernising the Eurovision brand and raising its global profile.
• Supervising the yearly preparations of the Host Broadcaster.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix